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An Abeokuta High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced two ex-convicts to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery. At their trial, Lekan Akinola, 40, and Dare Sowunmi, 27, had pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery levelled against them. However, delivering her judgment, Justice Ayokunle Rotimi-Balogun, said that the court
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By David Odama Nasarawa Police Command, Monday said it has arrested 40 armed robbers, prosecuted 30 and convicted 5 between January and December last year. The Command also said it arrested 18 kidnappers and rescued 20 victims within the period of its operations across the state. The state Commissioner of police, Bola Longe who disclosed
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The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 15 suspected armed robbers and a cult member of the ‘Eiye Confraternity’, a few days to the New Year celebration. This is contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said that the arrests was part of police
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By Shina Abubakar Two unknown suspected armed robbers were on Friday set ablaze by a mob at Lagere after their attempt to snatch motorcycle failed. It was gathered that the incident happened around 3pm at Lagere area after the suspected robbers were chased to the scene by some commercial motorcyclists in the ancient town. An
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By Francis Sadhere Suspected armed robbers on Thursday night gunned down a mobile police officer believed to be attached to a Mobile Squadron outfit of the Warri Area Command. According to eyewitnesses living around the Petrol Station in Etuwewe, in Warri South Local Government area where the mobile policeman was killed, the armed men drove
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The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the killing of six suspected armed robbers that specialised in car snatching in Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Amiengheme Andrew, disclosed this while displaying the remains of the suspects in a police Hilux van, at Ikot Akpan-Abia in Uyo on
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By Ike Uchechukwu There was pandemonium Monday night when two out of a three-man gang were lynched along Marian road after robbing Sunnytex Supermarket, opposite Lion’s park in Calabar, Cross River. Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred at about 9:00 pm at Sunnytex near Lion’s park when three unidentified gunmen stormed the shop to rob
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…intercepts diverted Benue CA-COVID palliatives worth over N4m By Bashir Bello The Kano State Police Command on Wednesday says it has arrested no fewer than 259 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and others within and outside the state. This was also as it says it intercepted 1,950 cartons of Dangote branded indomie noodles meant for Benue
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A middle-aged man, Taoreed Olusola, on Monday, was shot by two yet to be identified after being attacked on a bike along the Government House road, Secretariat, Ibadan
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Demola Akinyemi At least one person has been feared killed, while three persons were fatally wounded during the attack of armed robbers in a hotel along Stadium Road, Ilorin at the weekend. Vanguard reliably gathered that the gang of armed robbers numbering about five persons invaded the hotel and attacked the customers that lodged in
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